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such promontories. The first, beside the house, 

 is made of Hemlocks and White Pines with an 

 undergrowth of native and hybrid Rhododendrons. 

 This is a strong group of more than fifty plants. 

 The second promontory is composed of Pinus 

 sylvestris, the Scotch Pine, and a group of 

 twenty flowering Dogwood trees. In spring the 

 wonderful white bracts of the Dogwood flowers 

 find a foil in the green of the pine, and in the 

 autumn the evergreens make a background for 

 the Dogwoods' striking red foliage and bright 

 fruit. The third promontory is a slight one but 

 marked by three Abies concolor. These Abies 

 concolor or White Firs, which like the Blue 

 Spruce have been very greatly misused as lawn 

 decorations lawn disfigurements have gained a 

 charming place for themselves here. Plants of 

 such unusual color enliven the border. They 

 must be used only where they will not spoil the 

 color effect of other plants. They must be used only 

 in an extensive border, and even then only very 

 sparingly. The fourth promontory is the strong- 

 est part of the boundary. It marks the end of 

 the South lawn and furnishes a background for 

 the rustic shelter. The columnar Cedars and 

 Arbor Vitaes in the foreground make striking 



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